Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Freck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Freck and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Freck

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Freck:
  • 36.107295, -92.700165
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Freck

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Freck is near Searcy County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Searcy County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Freck

Curious and Interesting Names Near Freck ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Evening Star
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Evening Star is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star
• George's Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • George's Creek is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
• Gilbert
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <1>
• Keystone ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Keystone is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Push
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Push is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Push
• Ralph
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ralph is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
• Rush ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rush is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
• Silver Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Silver Hill is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
• Tomahawk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tomahawk is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
• Turkey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Turkey is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
• Yellville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Yellville is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellville <1>
• Zack
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Zack is located in Searcy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack

How Far From Freck to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Freck to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Freck and extending to:

• Yellville, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North.
• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Freck to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,658 miles [10,715 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,270 miles [8,481.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'